Today we are going to look at a new project going on a street that hasn’t seen any infill development for many years. Over on 17th Street and Platte Street, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) is planning to build a 73,000 square foot 4-story office building. Here is a map with the site outlined.

Here is where this project gets pretty interesting. The building will not face Platte Street and will not be integrated into the Denver Beer Company building that already sits on this intersection. The Lab will sit behind the Denver Beer Company with 4,900 square feet of ground floor retail along 17th Street. Here are a couple renderings of The Lab, courtesy of the project’s website. The first rendering shows the building from 17th and Platte and the second rendering shows the building from the middle of Interstate 25.

 

Now for a look at what is there as of today. Once again, the building will go behind the Denver Beer Company.

 

Heading down 17th Street from Platte Street, you will find a little red brick building, which is currently occupied by a janitorial supply company. This will be demolished to make way for The Lab.

 

Here’s one last look at the site, this time from the Lower Highland neighborhood.

I’m not sure when the project is expected to break ground but, according to their brochure, completion is expected by March 2015. Even though it’s tucked away, it will be very interesting to see what kind of impact this project will have on Platte Street.